Opposing the Arab Spring did not add much to my popularity with the progressive MSM but I wonder who supports this latest degeneracy?

Egyptian husbands will soon be legally allowed to have sex with their dead wives – for up to six hours after their death. The controversial new law is part of a raft of measures being introduced by the Islamist-dominated parliament. It will also see the minimum age of marriage lowered to 14 and the ridding of women’s rights of getting education and employment.

Sisters, can you hear me?

The disfiguration of Egypt is stunning and yet do you hear much of an outcry from our political masters? Why might that be do you think?

Someone here recently made the comment that societies tended to progress or liberalize over time.

This is one of many examples where this is not true. The Shah and Mubarak were no angels, but, boy, the minute they were deposed, their societies went backwards in time, at a gallup.

When Egypt signed the peace deal with Egypt, there was so much optimism. I remember someone saying that with Egypt’s geographic and low cost advantages, it could become a big purring Singapore in a few decades. Impossible to think of such a thing now.

In North Carolina, underage marriage is a remnant from the past. It’s legal, but it’s no more acceptable there than it is in London or New York.

In Egypt, underage marriage ( and yes, can’t forget the necrophilia ) is what they are racing towards.

Years from now, when the West and North Asia are even more advanced and Egypt is even more poor, there will be some in Egypt who will blame ” the West ” for Egypt’s backwardness. They’ll say it with a straight face, too.

Oh come on – where do you think there’s more underage sex – New York, South Carolina or Egypt.

The Muslim world is quite strict on sex before marriage. I suppose we had naively assumed that they wouldn’t have such a liberal view on the whole sex after death issue. For many on the aging European left the Arab Spring reminded them of their own youth in the 60s. But it’s not the same is it. Make Love not War was an inspiring slogan.

mairin2,
“Because religion is politics in a theocracy like Iran, uninformed or antiquated notions of sexuality aren’t just confined to the bedroom — they pervade the country’s seminaries,”

Which is also true of the Church after Constantine made Christianity the religion of the Roman Empire. All the “bhoyos” whose egos were bigger than their penises, rushed to get their names down as Cardinals, Bishops etc. in the new State power now referred to as the Church..
Regarding sex, it has been said that “women give sex in order to get love, and men give love in order to get sex.”
An oversimplification I am sure.
The reality is that generally speaking, when both sexes are young they want sex. Men for pleasure, women for fulfilment.
That is how nature (or God?!) ensured the continuance of the species. My personal take is that men and women are individuals of equal worth; physically born as men or women, with all that being a man or woman entails.
Once our reproductive and nurturing cycle is ended, we realise that true love and respect for each other is what matters, and we rejoice in our shared experiences and compatibilities. Those who believe this life is all there is are those who most struggle with the loss of youth and potency. 😉

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